SETUP INSTRUCTIONS

Questions? Suggestions? eMail Doug at couchdouglas@aol.com

For folks who prefer the simpler method of having these files on CD, watch the AVP-USA store under "Other Workshop Aids" for a new CD with these files already setup...or watch for it on the Order Form in future issues of the Transformer.

Create a new folder (suggested name = "archive").

After downloading the main archive digest file, "1985-2010.pdf" (above), and the loader file, "archive-digest-toc-DL.htm, also download the background image file, "partly_cloudy.jpg" and the "transformer_logo.gif" file. (Right-click preceding links and select "Save target as...") Place all files in your new archive folder together.

Double-clicking "archive-digest-toc-DL.htm" will load this Table of Contents file with its background and logo images, and make 1985-2010.pdf archive contents available to the links in this Table of Contents page. The links on this page allow you to access both issue and article titles directly. However, once the archive PDF file is open, you may navigate page-by-page or use the Bookmarks to go directly to each issue. Article "easy access" is only from this file's links. Also once the archive PDF file is open, you may use the Search feature (binoculars button) to search for any word or phrase throughout all issues at once.

• Create a folder named "images" inside your new archive folder
• Download "thumbnails.zip" to the "images" folder
• Extract all files from the zip file into the "images" folder
• Also included in this zip file is the solution to the crossword puzzle for Fall 2003.
• Also included is an AVP icon file. (additional option)
  • If you create a desktop shortcut (below), you can right-click the shortcut, select the "Change Icon" button, and enter the path to the AVP icon file located in the "images" folder.
  • To determine the path to the AVP icon, navigate to the images folder, right-click on the icon file, and select "Properties". On the "General" tab in "Properties", find the "Location" and copy that location. Paste the location into the field for "Change Icon" in the shortcut icon change dialog. After the path is pasted, at the right end of the path, type a forward slash and the filename (/avpusa_logo_i.ico). Close the icon file properties dialog, leaving the shortcut properties open. In the shortcut properties' icon change dialog, click OK. Then click OK in the main shortcut properties dialog.

• Navigate to your new archive folder on your hard drive
• Right-click on the "archive-digest-toc-DL.htm" file
• Select "Copy"
• Navigate to (Show) your desktop
• Right-click on your desktop and select "Paste Shortcut"
• Rename the shortcut to a shorter name as desired
  • (right-click shortcut, select "Rename")
• If desired, you can drag this shortcut to your Quick Launch toolbar
• Note: When this file is open in your browser, you can Add to Favorites also